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Default What to make for a cancer patient and family?

On Jul 22, 2:38*am, Kajikit > wrote:
> One of the ladies at church has just had her cancer come back for a
> fourth time, so naturally they're overwhelmed right now... She's
> starting treatment again this week and we want to do something to help
> them out. Amy can't have anything tomatoey because of the medication,
> so chilli, spaghetti, pizza etc are all out and they're the easiest
> meals I can think of! What are some easy-to-reheat, easy-to-make meals
> that I could take over to them? I made them a quiche yesterday and I'm
> going to make some chicken soup today to go with it (I have homemade
> broth in the fridge and I'm roasting a chicken for our dinner so I'll
> have nice fresh chicken to put in the soup).


This is a lovely thing to do, and best wishes to your friend. I would
suggest what others have said: soups, noodles, pasta dishes, generally
plain and non-spicy foods. Maybe a nice moist banana or orange cake as
a dessert once in a while.